OK, either something is up or Skrastins must be hurting bad. Skrastins recently set the NHL record for consecutive games played by a defenseman, so he must be in a real bad way if he's missing this one due to injury.

OK, either something is up or Skrastins must be hurting bad. Skrastins recently set the NHL record for consecutive games played by a defenseman, so he must be in a real bad way if he's missing this one due to injury.

They said that he took the warm up skate, so it doesn't sound as if it's anything too serious, if it's an injury at all.

I just find it hard to believe that a guy who hasn't missed a game in forever suddenly shuts it down because of a minor knee injury. That could very well be the case, though. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

You don't trade a guy like Sakic unless he asks to be traded and he isn't going to ask.

Still, after looking at the bounty the Blues got for Tkachuk, how much could the Avs get for Sakic? Two words: a lot.

Either way, not gonna happen.

It wasn´t a rumor really, but merely a suggestion. It was in a column on espn.com where one guy called for a "Doug Weight Rule" to rule out loaning out players for the playoffs. But just reading his suggestion that the Stars should be looking to trade for Sakic killed me.

Francois Gigeure better do something spectacular this offseason. He was a seller in a seller's market and only ended up with Scott Parker and Michael Wall. Why not bring back Francois Leroux, as well? Outside of drafting Paul Stastny and signing Andrew Brunnette, Avalanche management has been a disaster since the new CBA was signed.

St. Louis did very well for themselves, getting Brady Boyes and 2 1st round picks for Wideman, Geurin and Tkachuk. The latter two guys will probably re-sign with St. Louis in the offseason.

Got to give the Isles credit for getting a stud in Ryan Smyth. They better re-sign him, though I'll be hoping like hell that the Avs will bring him back West next season.

Mike Keenan looks like even more of an idiot after what Bertuzzi was traded for. He's on TSN right now trying to defend his Luongo trade last year.